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Otoneurology

Modulation of T-cell functions by laser surgery in patients with allergic rhinitis

Katsumi Mori Department of Otolaryngology and Sensory Organ Surgery, Osaka University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Manabu Tamura Department of Otolaryngology and Sensory Organ Surgery, Osaka University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Masahiro Kawamoto Department of Otolaryngology and Sensory Organ Surgery, Osaka University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Takashi Shikana Department of Otolaryngology and Sensory Organ Surgery, Osaka University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Hideo Asada Department of Dermatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Satoshi Itami Department of Dermatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Ichiro Kurane Department of Virology 1, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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Takeshi Kubo Department of Dermatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Pages 704-708 | Received 04 Sep 2002, Accepted 12 Dec 2002, Published online: 21 Nov 2014

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